den Besten, O., Horton, J., Adey, P. and Kraftl, P. (2011) Claiming events of school (re)design: materialising the promise of Building Schools for the Future. Social and Cultural Geography. 12(1), pp. 9-26. 1464-9365.
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Abstract:
This paper focuses upon a major, ‘flagship’ programme of investment in school building
(re)development instigated by the UK New Labour Government between 2004 and 2010:
Building Schools for the Future (BSF). Drawing upon empirical material from research in
two schools which were undergoing refurbishment in this policy context, we explore how
BSF was manifest, in practice, as an event characterised by the promise of transformation.
We focus upon two particular school buildings, highlighting how this promise came to be
attached, not unproblematically, to the redesign of diverse material school spaces, be they
small and ‘functional’ (e.g. corridors) or high-profile and ‘inspirational’ (e.g.
flagship atria)
Subjects:
Creators:
den Besten, O., Horton, J., Adey, P. and Kraftl, P.
Funders or Sponsors:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Publisher:
Routledge
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > The Centre for Children and Youth
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People
Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People
Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Date:
February 2011
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 9-26
Journal or Publication Title:
Social and Cultural Geography
Volume:
12
Number:
1
Language:
English
ISSN:
1464-9365
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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